Today our second group had the opportunity to cook with Whaea Anna as part of our Ka Pai Kai learning. The students made delicious and nutritious pizza filled with ingredients like pineapple, pepperoni, cheese and tomatoes. Group 2 did a great job and were very pleased with their efforts. The students were so excited about eating their healthy kai, we didn't manage to get photos but we will make sure a camera is to hand in having pizza for lunch! Well done Charlie, Anahera, Jai, Zana and Koda!
Today our class took part in the Book Character Dress Up Day which was super fun. We had a whole school assembly and parade in the whare. There were all sorts of book characters heroes, villains, kids, animals, legends and wizards too. We have been reading a different book each day to celebrate a variety of books that we all love!
Today we all had the opportunity to check out a huge selection of books on display in the whare as part of National Book Week. The students were in awe of the selections and were very excited to add them to their 'wish lists'. There were quite a few common titles which interested the students so I hope to order some of these books for our school library so everyone can enjoy them. We are all looking forward to the 'Book Character Dress Up Day' tomorrow!
Today our first group had the opportunity to cook with Whaea Anna as part of our Ka Pai Kai learning. The students made delicious and nutritious spaghetti bolognaise filled with healthy ingredients like carrots, onions and tomatoes. Group 1 did a great job and were very pleased with their efforts. The students were so excited about eating their healthy kai, we didn't manage to get photos but we will make sure a camera is to hand in the kitchen from now on. Well done Edward, Lara and Riley!
It was a great day to wear BLACK to show our support for the the All Blacks. The class looked great as did the rest of the school. Check out our photos and our waiata too!
Our school is lucky to have local film maker Harley Alexander taking movie making sessions with the middle - senior school classes. Harley came in today and 'WOWED' us with his short film, 'Incoming Call' which engaged the students from the get-go! He introduced the basics of film making to our students and gave the class an opportunity to be part of a film crew. He also shared a video made by kids at the Kerikeri Summer Playhouse Camp which was all about 'How to Tell a Good Story.' The kids and I loved this!
They learnt what is actually said on a film set by each of the key roles in the crew: Director - turn over Camera - camera speed Sound - sound speed Clipper Clapper - "_____ shot" Take 1
The students then had an opportunity to act out their own scenes in smaller groups and this where the excitement really came through! The students thoroughly enjoyed their experience and we can hardly wait until our next session with him.
Today Whaea Anna from Te Hiku Hauora visited our classroom to introduce the students to a healthy eating program that we will be taking part in called Ka Pai Kai! This is a program aimed at enabling students to plan, prepare and cook healthy meals for their families. Each week a group will take their turn to prepare and cook a healthy meal for the class which we are ALL looking forward to. Our groups will be making spaghetti bolognaise, berry smoothies, nachos, pizza and pancakes. The kids were very surprised that these dishes could be healthy which was an excellent light bulb moment for them. We are really looking forward to getting started next week!
